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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Snias AS350B2 · Telluride, CO · April 1, 1994

Date
April 1, 1994 · 11:45 local
Place
Telluride, CO
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
OMGA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N59715
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW94FA114
Reported as
Snias AS350B2
Reported engine
TMECA ARRIEL1
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,100 total500 in this make and model110 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Circling below landing zone in downslope. Lost tail rotor effectiveness. Impacted snow slope. Rolled down hill.

As the FAA filed it

CIRCLING BELOW LANDING ZONE IN DOWNSLOPE. LOST TAIL ROTOR EFFECTIVENESS. IMPACTED SNOW SLOPE. ROLLED DOWN HILL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.